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... present Times . With parallel Notices of the Church of Scotland during the same Period . By the Rev. John G. Lorimer , Minister of St. David's Parish , Glasgow ... ... 237 XII . - Emancipation . By William E. Channing ...
... present Times . With parallel Notices of the Church of Scotland during the same Period . By the Rev. John G. Lorimer , Minister of St. David's Parish , Glasgow ... ... 237 XII . - Emancipation . By William E. Channing ...
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... Scotland . They are strict in regard to dis- cipline ; the ministers belonging to that class , must observe an austere morality ; must be diligent and earnest in the performance of their clerical duties ; must preach with unction , and ...
... Scotland . They are strict in regard to dis- cipline ; the ministers belonging to that class , must observe an austere morality ; must be diligent and earnest in the performance of their clerical duties ; must preach with unction , and ...
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... Scotland and England , than prejudicial to clerical efficiency and piety . Now presentees were inducted by troops of dragoons and at the sound of military music ; now Edinburgh became " the mental metropolis of the Empire ; " now your ...
... Scotland and England , than prejudicial to clerical efficiency and piety . Now presentees were inducted by troops of dragoons and at the sound of military music ; now Edinburgh became " the mental metropolis of the Empire ; " now your ...
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... Scotland . We must now come to some of the other significant terms , and to mark a few of the more remarkable steps which occur in the history of the Kirk . We have heard who were the abettors and friends of patronage . Let us next see ...
... Scotland . We must now come to some of the other significant terms , and to mark a few of the more remarkable steps which occur in the history of the Kirk . We have heard who were the abettors and friends of patronage . Let us next see ...
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... Scotland ; and his application to a presbytery in the dissenting connexion is in due time made . Mr. Oliver's design and sort of humour or satirical wit may in part be appreciated after reading what we now quote : - " At length the day ...
... Scotland ; and his application to a presbytery in the dissenting connexion is in due time made . Mr. Oliver's design and sort of humour or satirical wit may in part be appreciated after reading what we now quote : - " At length the day ...
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